AfD Eyes State Government Wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is poised for further success in two state elections on September 20, following its decisive victory in Saxony-Anhalt where it won 44 percent of the vote. Polls and prediction markets show the AfD leading in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with Polymarket giving it an 82 percent chance of becoming the largest party, while the race in Berlin is more fragmented with the Left party narrowly ahead. Other parties have traditionally refused to cooperate with the AfD, but the far-left BSW has expressed interest in becoming a kingmaker, raising the prospect of the AfD leading a state government for the first time since World War II.